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Situation
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On 19 September, the Government of Peru (GoP) declared a state of emergency in two districts of Lima (San Juan de Lurigancho and San Martín de Porres, where around 20 per cent of refugees and migrants from Venezuela reside) and Piura as part of their measures to reduce criminality. On 23 September, the Congress delegated to the Peruvian Executive Branch the authority to enact laws on different matters, including citizen security, for a period of 90 days.
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Control and surveillance were reinforced in both Northern (Tumbes) and Southern (Tacna) borders. In Tumbes, police increased patrol surveillance in light of the escape of the Tren de Aragua gang’s leader, while in Tacna 180 police officers guarded multiple irregular crossing points at the border to prevent refugees and migrants from entering Peru. At the end of September, over 100 refugees and migrants blocked the traffic at the border connecting Chile and Peru for several hours to protest against the restriction of entry to Peru due to the non-compliance with the required documentation.
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On 28 September, the National Superintendence of Migration (SNM) reported that some 87,600 refugees and migrants applied for amnesty of fines granted for visa overstays whilst almost 88,000 solicited Temporary Residence Permit cards (CPP). With the closing date of 10 November approaching, the GoP repeatedly signalled that there will not be further extensions to apply to these regularization pathways.